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Old April 3rd 12, 10:20 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.astro,sci.physics,rec.arts.sf.science,rec.arts.sf.written
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Default Recent S/F novels about commercial space flight?

On Mar 29, 8:47*pm, Robert Clark wrote:


*I'm still interested in that topic but also what are some
recommendations about recent stories of commercially, not
governmentally, financed space flight? Such stories might be about
space tourism, private endeavors to produce solar power satellites,
lunar or asteroidal mining, etc.


Perhaps not quite what you're looking for, but there are several Jack
Vance stories about space-going tramp freighters in a what is probably
an unlikely distant future. Ports of Call and Lurulu come to mind.

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Old April 4th 12, 10:11 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.astro,sci.physics,rec.arts.sf.science,rec.arts.sf.written
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Default Recent S/F novels about commercial space flight?

Matt Hughes speculated:
On Mar 29, 8:47*pm, Robert Clark wrote:


*I'm still interested in that topic but also what are some
recommendations about recent stories of commercially, not
governmentally, financed space flight? Such stories might be about
space tourism, private endeavors to produce solar power satellites,
lunar or asteroidal mining, etc.


Perhaps not quite what you're looking for, but there are several Jack
Vance stories about space-going tramp freighters in a what is probably
an unlikely distant future. Ports of Call and Lurulu come to mind.


Well, if you're throwing the net that far out, there's the Cherryh
series that includes Downbelow Station and Infinity's End.

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